Congratulations! By simply looking for a therapist to help you address whatever problem you are currently facing, you have already taken the first step to making your life better. I help clients to identify the small, oftentimes overlooked steps that they are currently making and then help them identify what other steps are needed to find lasting change. Whether the problem is a life transition (i.e., family, employment, relationship) or something you have struggled with for years (i.e., depression, anxiety, addiction, history of abuse), I work with clients to envision a life in which these problems are resolved forever. In working in this way, clients not only resolve the current problems but discover the answers they have been longing for in order to understand themselves and move forward to a life of which they previously only dreamed.

I am an unlicensed Psychotherapist registered with the state of CO, working toward my LPC. I graduated from Naropa University's Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Masters degree program in 2016. My goal as a Psychotherapist is to create a supportive, nurturing and inspirational space for my clients to explore their authentic self, and the obstacles, fears and/or traumas that prevent them from manifesting that self. My therapeutic orientations stem from the Transpersonal perspective, which focuses on the need for individuals to feel interconnected, loved, access their authentic self, and cultivate their self compassion/self-acceptance. I have an eclectic psychotherapeutic approach, Client Centered at its core. I am trained in Gestalt, Humanistic, Applied Existential Psychology, brainspotting, and body/mindfulness modalities.

I am a licensed somatic psychotherapist and dance/movement therapist, specializing in relationships, attachment and sexuality. I work with couples and individuals using the lens of attachment and how it lives in the nervous system. I am trained in PACT, Stan Tatkin's attachment-informed work with couples. I also offer supervision, and am an Accredited Clinical Supervisor. Please visit my website for more information:::. www.greatblueheron.org

Ruth believes that every person has the ability to grow towards health. With the support of a caring and strong therapist, clients are able to find the courage to look into their darkest places and find light. Symbol and metaphor are powerful tools to help move through this journey.

Ruth has found experiential therapies such as play therapy and wilderness therapy to be very effective.

Play Therapy is very effective in helping children ages 3-12 who experience a wide variety of issues.

• Social and Behavioral problems • Anxiety and Fears • Depression and Lack of Self Esteem • Physical and Sexual Abuse • Adoption and Foster Care • Trauma • Divorce or Separations • Transitions • PTSD

Ruth also works with adults and adolescents who struggle with these issues. Sessions can take place in her office or wilderness settings.